tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36739923990839585402024-03-23T03:14:04.503-07:00Chem ProjectsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-78885909593991406252010-05-17T07:38:00.000-07:002010-05-19T08:41:00.188-07:00Final blog project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.chem.uwec.edu/Chem150_S07/elaborations/unit1/unit1-e-polarity/polarity-flowchart.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 391px;" src="http://www.chem.uwec.edu/Chem150_S07/elaborations/unit1/unit1-e-polarity/polarity-flowchart.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This will be the final blog project of the year. For this project you have two options:<br /><ol><li>You will discuss something that you found particularly interesting that you learned this year because of the class. This could be a fact you came across in class or something that you found through these blogs projects. You will can write about that here. If you like, you may link to some Internet pages that add to this information.</li><li>You can start some review. You should find a topic from the year and put together a review sheet. This must be an original work, and cannot simply be a copy of material that is already out there. You may set up a diagram or flow sheet for your information. If you cannot easily digitize it, hand it into your teacher and I will get it done. You can also organize the notes for a particular section. This should not simply be a collection of facts, but should be organized in a way to facilitate understanding the information.</li></ol>Please write this in a word processor first, and then when the spelling and formatting is good you can cut and paste it. If you have a ppt or other document that you want to post, intact, hand it in and I will prepare it for you. The grading for this project is open ended, meaning you can earn considerable extra credit, but will be based on effort. IT is fairly easy to notice work that took some time from things that are dashed off with consideration only for completion.<br /><br />This project must be completed by Sunday 6/6/2010. If you completed the previous May project it will earn extra credit. If you did not complete the previous project, but do a particularly noteworthy job on this it also may earn some extra credit.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-34751292773101331792010-05-04T13:38:00.000-07:002010-05-04T13:55:43.733-07:00???est<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.engineeredmechanicalsystems.com/images/measuring-instruments.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://www.engineeredmechanicalsystems.com/images/measuring-instruments.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Science and scientists are always trying to expand their knowledge. While they are doing that they ofter also expand the boundaries of what might otherwise be called physical limits. These pages discuss some of these limits:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/twisted-physics-top-findings-100401-1.html">Hottest </a>(click on #1)<br /><a href="http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/18214">coldest </a><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1121008.stm">densest </a><br /><a href="http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/animal-kingdom-records/96-longest-life">oldest living </a><br /><a href="http://scienceray.com/biology/zoology/the-worlds-top-10-most-dangerous-animals/">most dangerous animal </a><br /><br />For this project you should find an article about some physical extreme, limit or exploration that you find interesting, <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to that article and write a well constructed(5 sentence minimum) paragraph about it. Do not use an encyclopedia resource, instead find the people that were doing the research or a news article about them.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Tuesday, 5/18. Remember that you need to do either this or the next project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />Spelling counts. Please do your project in a word processor and then cut and paste it into the comment box. Sloppy work really doesn't save you time, and it there are glaring spelling errors you will lose credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Please tell me exactly what your problem was including any error messages.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-38946818892561610532010-04-13T04:50:00.000-07:002010-04-13T05:03:59.856-07:00Element 117 discovered.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.insidescience.org/polopoly_fs/1.1293%21image/2170827967.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/2170827967.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 218px;" src="http://www.insidescience.org/polopoly_fs/1.1293%21image/2170827967.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_490/2170827967.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The last project explored whether certain scientific claims were, in fact, truthful. This project looks at the culmination of a long process to "create" element #117.<br /><br />For this project, you should <a href="http://www.insidescience.org/current_affairs/an_atom_at_the_end_of_the_material_world">read the article</a><a href="http://www.insidescience.org/current_affairs/an_atom_at_the_end_of_the_material_world">.</a> Write a paragraph about one of the aspects discussed: the process of the making of 117, magic numbers, radioactivity, or stability. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences. Feel free to ask for additional information from them or to call them and question them about their product.<br /><br />Then you should find an additional article about the aspect that you discussed in the previous paragraph and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to that and write a well constructed 3 sentence paragraph about that information, and how it added to your understanding of the material.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 5/2. Remember that you need to do either this or the previous project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />Spelling counts. Please do your project in a word processor and then cut and paste it into the comment box. Sloppy work really doesn't save you time, and it there are glaring spelling errors you will lose credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Please tell me exactly what your problem was including any error messages.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.insidescience.org/current_affairs/a_revolution_in_golf_statistics">Link for JS.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-40132058467796036722010-04-02T07:44:00.000-07:002010-04-02T08:09:41.000-07:00Real or Hoax?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://neveryetmelted.com/wp-images/PirateGraph.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 265px;" src="http://neveryetmelted.com/wp-images/PirateGraph.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Many claims are made, that offer scientific evidence. But is this evidence valid? This project asks you to explore that question. I have chosen a product that offers scientific evidence for their product. And now I want you to see if that evidence makes sense, based on your understanding of the science involved, and your research.<br /><br />Easy water makes the claim, "<a href="http://www.easywater.com/Pricing.aspx">EasyWater </a>is a water conditioner that physically changes the minerals in water to prevent them from forming scale". For this project, you should go to their <a href="http://www.easywater.com/Pricing.aspx">site </a>and take a look. Write a paragraph about how they say their product works. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences. Feel free to ask for additional information from them or to call them and question them about their product.<br /><br />Next you should and write a well constructed 3 sentence paragraph about whether you think the science they explain is true and is this really an alternative to water softeners? To do this you should explain the true scientific facts about their claims vs the facts that you can verify independently.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 4/18. Remember that you need to do either this or the next project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />Spelling counts. Please do your project in a word processor and then cut and paste it into the comment box. Sloppy work really doesn't save you time, and it there are glaring spelling errors you will lose credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Please tell me exactly what your problem was including any error messages.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-89219904994968648902010-03-16T05:41:00.000-07:002010-03-16T05:54:13.483-07:00Silk Structure Analysis Could Lead to Even Stronger Synthetic Materials<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2006/06/060625124104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 156px;" src="http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2006/06/060625124104.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This article, titled, "<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100314150914.htm">Silk Structure Analysis Explains Paradox of Super-Strength; Could Lead to Even Stronger Synthetic Materials</a>" discusses an aspect of research into materials science. In our quest to find new materials, it is interesting to find that nature often far exceeds our intellectual abilities.<br /><br />For this project you are to <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_sc/us_sci_antarctica_sea_life">read the article </a>and write a paragraph about it. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />Next you should find another article about one of the following:<br />1. Other discoveries of materials in nature that we have found useful.<br />2. Ways we have imitated nature to develop materials.<br />3. Totally new materials we have made and their uses.<br />4. Polymers and/or polymer manufacture. (Silk is an organic polymer)<br /><br />Finally <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to that article and write a well constructed 3 sentence paragraph about your article.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 4/3. Remember that you need to do either this or the next project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />Spelling counts. Please do your project in a word processor and then cut and paste it into the comment box. Sloppy work really doesn't save you time, and it there are glaring spelling errors you will lose credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Please tell me exactly what your problem was including any error messages.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-49563119563724548112010-03-02T06:50:00.000-08:002010-03-02T09:47:20.153-08:00New ways of fighting Drug-resistant bacteria<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.greedybrain.com/divulgazione/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/kary-mullis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 236px;" src="http://www.greedybrain.com/divulgazione/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/kary-mullis.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Drug-resistant bacteria kills, even in top hospitals. But now tough infections like staph and anthrax may be in for a surprise. Nobel-winning chemist Kary Mullis, who watched a friend die when powerful antibiotics failed, unveils a radical new cure that shows extraordinary promise. <o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the early 1980s, Kary Mullis developed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction" target="1">polymerase chain reaction</a>, an elegant way to make copies of a DNA strand using the enzyme polymerase and some basic DNA "building blocks." The process opened the door to more in-depth study of DNA -- like the Human Genome Project. Mullis shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing this technique.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you cannot view the video directly, ><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/kary_mullis_next_gen_cure_for_killer_infections.html">click here</a>< </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkJN4IDFfzV9cVGRqC-EN6VBld1m5-lGsFHubOzA_eUNknndeO6taASi0hLSMCINEX4maZduS3b32WnjdK' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />For this project you are to view the video and write a paragraph about it. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />Next you should find any other video on <a href="http://www.ted.com/pages/view/id/5">TED.com </a>and view it. Finally write a well constructed 3 sentence paragraph about your video.<br /><br />TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: <strong> Technology, Entertainment, Design.</strong> Since then its scope has become ever broader.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 3/21. Remember that you need to do either this or the next project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />Spelling counts. Please do your project in a word processor and then cut and paste it into the comment box. Sloppy work really doesn't save you time, and it there are glaring spelling errors you will lose credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Please tell me exactly what your problem was including any error messages.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-30503474855342836402010-02-18T05:08:00.000-08:002010-02-18T05:28:33.225-08:00Compostable Plastics Have a Sweet Ending<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.agnet.org/images/library/ac1995e3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="http://www.agnet.org/images/library/ac1995e3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This article titled, <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100217093256.htm">Compostable Plastics Have a Sweet Ending</a>, discussed many topics that are important to chemistry and our concern for our environment.<br /><br />First you should read the article and then, you should identify one aspect that you found interesting and write a paragraph describing that<br /><br />Next find a link that shows one of the topics following and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to the article and then write a paragraph that summarizes the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br />1. Where plastics come from.<br />2. Alternatives to plastics.<br />3. How materials science effects food production.<br />4. Any topic related to chemical "green" technology.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 2/28. Remember that if you have not done the previous project you need to do this one for credit. You have until 2/21 to complete the previous project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />Want to improve your work? Read the <a href="http://www.averillpark.k12.ny.us/%7Ebeine/PDFs/Guidelines%20for%20effective%20work.pdf">guidelines for effective work </a>and remember that spelling counts. Please do your project in a word processor and then cut and paste it into the comment box. Sloppy work really doesn't save you time, and it there are glaring spelling errors you will lose credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Make sure that you tell me what your problem was, and you can include your completed project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-84386866449915295262010-02-03T06:36:00.000-08:002010-02-03T06:49:35.139-08:00Chemistry Bites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rsc.org/images/FEATURES-teeth-250_tcm18-172663.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 172px;" src="http://www.rsc.org/images/FEATURES-teeth-250_tcm18-172663.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This <a href="http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2010/February/ChemistryBites.asp">article describes how materials scientists are searching </a>for new materials to replace dental filling or teeth.<br /><br />First you should read the article and then, you should define these terms: This must be in your own words, and you cannot simply cut and paste from other sites of previous students work.<br />acid<br />amalgam<br />monomers<br />polymerization<br />van der Waals forces<br /><br />Finally you should take a sentence that contains scientific terminology and explain its meaning. You should <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link</a> to other websites, as needed, to explain each of the words. You should select a sentence that has terminology that is suited for this assignment. At least one website must be linked. <br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 2/21. Remember that you need at least one project out of every two. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />Want to improve your work? Read the <a href="http://www.averillpark.k12.ny.us/%7Ebeine/PDFs/Guidelines%20for%20effective%20work.pdf">guidelines for effective work </a>and remember that spelling counts. Please do your project in a word processor and then cut and paste it into the comment box. Sloppy work really doesn't save you time, and it there are glaring spelling errors you will lose credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Make sure that you tell me what your problem was, and you can include your completed project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-85203771286222314372010-01-14T05:06:00.000-08:002010-01-14T05:26:02.678-08:001/14/10 Technology advances science<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.athousandandone.com/photos/0/448b43589788d_s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 243px;" src="http://www.athousandandone.com/photos/0/448b43589788d_s.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The use of technology has created a huge advance in scientific understanding. <a href="http://www.flixxy.com/water-drop.htm">This video </a>shows scientists ability to examine "ordinary" occurrences and see what is really happening is extraordinary.<br /><br />For this project first tell me what you think of the video. Did it give you an appreciation for the complex interactions that we usually miss?<br /><br />Next find a link that shows one of the topics following and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to the article and then write a paragraph that summarizes the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br />1. Some equipment that is used to advance science.<br />2. A way that water does not act typically like you would expect, if it were "just like other materials".<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 1/31. Remember that you need at least one project out of every two. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit. If you did not do the previous project, you must do this one.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Make sure that you tell me what your problem was, and you can include your completed project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-77262285329820692822010-01-04T17:26:00.000-08:002010-01-04T17:37:44.300-08:00Energy Salvation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2009/12/091230024401-large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 224px;" src="http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2009/12/091230024401-large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Science is looking for solutions to the world energy crisis. Many different approaches are being considered. One approach,<span style="font-size:100%;"> <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091230024401.htm">Lithium-Air Batteries Could Displace Gasoline in Future Cars. </a><br /><br /></span>For this project you should find some scientific work to ease the energy crunch, <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to the article and then write a paragraph that summarizes the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences. You can look for research to actually provide alternate energy sources, reduce pollution, make vehicles more efficient, or any aspect where some advances are being made.<br /><br /><div>Next you should find one of the articles cited by one of your classmates for this project. You should then write a paragraph discussing the way both approaches are working toward a common goal.<br /><br />If you are the first to enter an article, or you do not find particular interest in the other student articles, you may use the article cited above.<br /></div><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 1/17. Remember that you need at least one project out of every two. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Make sure that you tell me what your problem was, and you can include your completed project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-56738687175454622802009-12-14T06:29:00.000-08:002009-12-14T06:41:18.699-08:00Credibility of Scientists<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://deathby1000papercuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/erase.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 167px;" src="http://deathby1000papercuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/erase.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Scientists must be held to a reasonable standard, in order for us to trust their work. Occasionally the work of a scientist, or group of scientists, comes into question. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091213/ap_on_sc/climate_e_mails">This article </a>is about the work of some climate scientific studies being called to question.<br /><br />For this project you should find some scientific discovery, <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to the article and then write a paragraph that summarizes the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br /><div>Next you should find and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to an article about a different point of view on the same subject. You should then write a paragraph about which point of view you believe and why. You should include information about how you have decided that one point of view is better supported than the other.<br /><br />You may not use the article cited above as one of your links, but you may discuss the same topic.<br /></div><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 12/27. Remember that you need at least one project out of every two. If you did not do the previous one, you must do this one. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Make sure that you tell me what your problem was, and you can include your completed project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-64218008608246740492009-11-24T16:39:00.000-08:002009-12-05T18:11:41.399-08:00Back to the Big Bang<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://atlas.ch/atlas_photos/selected-photos/lhc/lhc_gen_0706_001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 477px; height: 358px;" src="http://atlas.ch/atlas_photos/selected-photos/lhc/lhc_gen_0706_001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_big_bang_machine/">world's largest atom smasher </a>used its accelerator Tuesday to speed up proton beams for the first time as scientists moved ahead in efforts to learn more about the universe. Experiments like this are "aimed" at finding out about the nature of the universe. What is everything made of and how is it put together?<br /><br />This is the latest in a long stream of experiments that have been unlocking the secretes of what we are made of.<br /><br />For this project yous should <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_big_bang_machine/">read this article </a>(copy this link and go to the site: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_sc/eu_sci_big_bang_machine/print ) and then write a paragraph that summarizes the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br /><div>Next you should find and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to an article about a different endeavor to find out more about the nature of the atom. There have been experiments going back over 100 years to try to find out more about the atom.<br /><br />Finally write a paragraph summarizing the material in that article. Again, paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences. </div><br />Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 12/13. Remember that you need at least one project out of every two. If you did not do the previous one, you must do this one. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Make sure that you tell me what your problem was, and you can include your completed project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-57034609135471784712009-11-08T15:34:00.000-08:002009-11-08T15:35:27.027-08:00Scientific Discoveries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jghfoundation.org/galleries/JGH/texteditor/images/Blue%20pic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 324px;" src="http://www.jghfoundation.org/galleries/JGH/texteditor/images/Blue%20pic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Many scientists have made discoveries that have contributed to our vast knowledge, in all fields. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/science/07zamecnik.html?_r=1&ref=science">This is an article about a scientist </a>that recently died, that contributed to the field of biochemistry.<br /><br />For this project you will have to read an article about the contributions of a scientist. In this project you will not all read the article I provide. You should read the article that a previous student posted (except the first poster, who will look at my article.) Then write a paragraph that summarizes the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences. If there is a problem with a link, you may select an earlier student post.<br /><br /><div>Next you should find and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to an article about a different scientist that made a discovery important to the field of chemistry.<br /><br />Finally write a paragraph summarizing the material in that article. Again, paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences. </div><br /><div>Make sure you put your ID and class section on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 11/22. Remember that you need at least one project of either this or the next one posted. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit. If you want to get extra credit you must do this article.<br /><br />If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com. Make sure that you tell me what your problem was, and you can include your completed project.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-1315133675956065292009-10-25T12:22:00.000-07:002009-10-25T12:43:29.213-07:00Laser Coolong of Gases<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/images/05PHY012_UVRuler_LR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 281px;" src="http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/images/05PHY012_UVRuler_LR.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Read this article about <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090902133627.htm">cooling gases</a>. It seems that scientists have figured out a way to almost instantly cool gases, almost like a "microwave refrigerator." Then write a paragraph that summarized the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />Then you should find an article about any other topic related to:<br />1. How light is produced. or<br />2. Properties of gases. or<br />3. Heat. or<br />4. Phases of matter.<br /><br />and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to it. Finally write a paragraph summarizing the material in that article. Again, paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 11/8. Remember, you are required to do either this project or the one that will came previously. If you do both, one will count for extra credit. If you did not do one on DHMO you are required to so this one. If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-21636373934408176652009-10-13T11:48:00.000-07:002009-10-14T04:29:05.284-07:00Dihydrogen monoxide<a href="http://www.retro.com/employees/lee/MadBadSci/DHMO.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="http://www.retro.com/employees/lee/MadBadSci/DHMO.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is a web site about the dangers of <a href="http://www.dhmo.org/">dihydrogen monoxide</a>. For this project you should explore the <a href="http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html">FAQs page </a>and tell me what you think about DHMO. Then write a paragraph that summarizes the FAQ. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />Finally, you should research DHMO on the internet and tell me about the properties of this material that you found on other sites. Explain how the material that was on the FAQ was correct. You should discuss at least three factors that you found on the DHMO FAQ.<br /><br />You do not need to include any links for this project. Please do not discuss your findings with other students until the subject comes up in class, after this project is due.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 10/23. If you did not do the last project you are required to do this one. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit. If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-88991014327919795872009-09-25T13:45:00.000-07:002009-09-29T03:02:45.245-07:00Element creation Research<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/img/element_stability.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 220px;" src="http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/img/element_stability.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090924163526.htm"><span style="font-size:180%;">Superheavy Element 114 Confirmed</span></a><br /><br />For this project you should start by <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090924163526.htm">reading the article </a>that discusses the man made creation of an element. Normally it takes the power of a star to create new elements, but we have figured out a way to do it.<br /><br />Then write a paragraph that summarizes the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />By the creation of new elements we have expanded our understanding of the nature of the chemical world.<br /><br />The final part is to find an article or web site about any other topic related to ways we have expanded our knowledge about chemistry or the periodic table and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to it. Finally write a paragraph summarizing the material in your article. Again, paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 10/11. If you did not do the last project you are required to do this one. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit. If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3673992399083958540.post-19916199862312008492009-09-14T04:39:00.000-07:002009-09-27T12:39:13.786-07:00Single molecule's stunning image<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46278000/jpg/_46278048_pentacene_anatomy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 174px;" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46278000/jpg/_46278048_pentacene_anatomy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div><div>Atoms and molecules are extremely small, much smaller than can be seen in the best microscopes available.<br /><br />For this project you should start by <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8225491.stm">reading this article </a>that discusses the first real image of a molecule. Then write a paragraph that summarized the article. Paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences. For this article, you should know that a carbon nanotube is carbon atoms linked together, like a piece of rolled up chicken wire.<br /><br />Then you should find an article about any other topic related to ways to visualize atoms or molecules, or material about their size and/or shape and <a href="http://drbein.net/Link%20instructions.htm">link </a>to it. Finally write a paragraph summarizing the material in that article. Again, paragraphs should be at least three well constructed sentences.<br /><br />Make sure you put your ID on your work. This project is due by midnight Sunday, 9/27. Remember, you are required to do either this project or the one that will come next. If you do both, one will count for extra credit. If you have problems, email me at aphsbio at gmail.com.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6